Perrysville, Ohio
Perrysville | ||
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Location in Ohio
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Ohio | |
County : | Ashland County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 39 ′ N , 82 ° 19 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 735 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 367.5 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 2.0 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.0 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 303 m | |
Postal code : | 44864 | |
Area code : | +1 419 | |
FIPS : | 39-62190 | |
GNIS ID : | 1068213 | |
Website : | www.villageofperrysville.com |
Perrysville is a town in Ashland County , Ohio , United States . According to the statistics of the 2010 census, the place had 735 inhabitants.
geography
The place is on the Black Fork Mohican River , southwest of the place flows the Mohican River . Perrysville is the heart of the Mohican Country, named after the Indian tribe of the Mohicans, described by James Fenimore Cooper in his stories . The name of the tribe is partly fictitious and arose from the contraction of the names of the Mahican and Mohegan , who were formerly at home in the New England states , but it characterizes the retreats of the North American natives in central Ohio.
history
On June 10, 1815, Thomas Coulter submitted plans to establish a community. So Perrysville was the first village to be established in Ashland County. But the population grew slowly, in 1830 there were only 9 inhabitants. In 1860 the population had grown to 1,835.
The place is named after the naval officer Oliver Hazard Perry , who became famous during the battle on Lake Erie in 1812 in the war against the British .
Web links
- Website of Perrysville, Ohio (English)
- City-Data.com: Perrysville, Ohio (English)
- Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District (English)